Traditional Inuit knowledge essential to scientific research: NTI

A newly-released study on the behaviour and diet of killer whales in the Canadian Arctic, which is based on interviews with Inuit hunters, may be proof that the science community is finally warming up to traditional Inuit knowledge, says a Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. wildlife adviser. (PHOTO COURTESY OF DFO)

Is a newly-released study on the behaviour and diet of killer whales in the Canadian Arctic proof that the science community is finally warming up to traditional Inuit knowledge?